Stay gold, Ralphie Boy!

Stay gold, Ralphie Boy!

Ah…ok. Fair enough. He's using it correctly.

Ah…ok. Fair enough. He's using it correctly.

@avclub-8a0165299c27c4a0f44be8887783cf0e:disqus I think he used it correctly until he said: "This is a little bit of an outlier as well. But I'm looking through my iPod and I have a lot of Jay-z, in fact. He's really good. I'm a big fan." At best, he's contradicting himself.

@avclub-8a0165299c27c4a0f44be8887783cf0e:disqus I think he used it correctly until he said: "This is a little bit of an outlier as well. But I'm looking through my iPod and I have a lot of Jay-z, in fact. He's really good. I'm a big fan." At best, he's contradicting himself.

I'm way too distracted by Jon Hamm's use of the word "outlier" to describe all the music made by black folks on his iPod to get into how hot I usually find him. And his slavish devotion to iTunes for his music downloading needs probably yields another demerit. But props on the nods to Portishead and Palm's Directors…

I'm way too distracted by Jon Hamm's use of the word "outlier" to describe all the music made by black folks on his iPod to get into how hot I usually find him. And his slavish devotion to iTunes for his music downloading needs probably yields another demerit. But props on the nods to Portishead and Palm's Directors…

Count me in, except I'm flashing back to my years out, grown man self of the now, and it hurts. I only wish I had gone through this shit when I was a teenager. It's impressive how self-aware Frank Ocean seems to be for a man of his spry age. I know many folks several years his senior who don't even come close to…

Count me in, except I'm flashing back to my years out, grown man self of the now, and it hurts. I only wish I had gone through this shit when I was a teenager. It's impressive how self-aware Frank Ocean seems to be for a man of his spry age. I know many folks several years his senior who don't even come close to…

So beyond over this.

So beyond over this.

In no particular order…

In no particular order…

"Overcome" has got to be one of the best opening tracks ever. It beautifully sets the tone for everything that comes after it. Maxinquaye overall is Tricky's masterpiece as well as his albatross.

"Overcome" has got to be one of the best opening tracks ever. It beautifully sets the tone for everything that comes after it. Maxinquaye overall is Tricky's masterpiece as well as his albatross.

The Brian Eno mix of "Protection" is really the version of that song you want to live inside of with it's nearly 10 minute running time, replete with sounds of a thunderstorm to bliss out to.

The Brian Eno mix of "Protection" is really the version of that song you want to live inside of with it's nearly 10 minute running time, replete with sounds of a thunderstorm to bliss out to.

CHOWDAH!

CHOWDAH!